Home / 37,225.60-55,824.62-12,258.36

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 37,225.60, 55,824.62 and 12,258.36

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 37,225.60, 55,824.62 and 12,258.36 is: 18,383.00

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    37,225.60 : 55,824.62 = 12,258.36 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    37,225.60/55,824.62 = 12,258.36/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    37,225.60x = 55,824.62 × 12,258.36
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    37,225.60x = 684,318,227.53
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 684,318,227.53/37,225.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 18,383.00

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.